Glorietta death toll rises to 9
Hours before the discovery of the body of Rainier
Tan at about 11 p.m. Friday, Norlita Tan said she and her husband had
parted ways on the ground floor of the mall.
"I
had to check out something on the second floor after having lunch with
him. My spouse agreed and told me he would just have coffee. When the
explosion happened, I was trying to reach him on the cellular phone and
all he could say was he was looking for a way out. The line was cut. I
tried to call him but there was only ringing on the other end," she
said.
She wept at the sight of her husband’s
remains being carried out of the rubble by Red Cross rescuers. She was
comforted by Sen. Richard Gordon, chairman of Philippine National Red
Cross.
Gordon said four other persons remain
missing, based on inquiries from people still looking for their
relatives as of early Saturday morning. He said Red Cross volunteers
would continue search and rescue work until the missing persons were
accounted for. Among those still missing are Len-Len Tan, Carolina
Sibug, and Jay Arguelles.
Blast death toll rises to 9
By LEONARD D. POSTRADO & JOEL C. ATENCIO
Manila Bulletin 21/10/2007
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NUMBER 9. Norlita Tan is comforted in her grief by a
Philippine National Red Cross member and Senator Richard Gordon (head
of the Red Cross) after her husband Reinier Tan’s body was finally
discovered early Saturday morning underneath the rubble of the
Glorietta 2 Mall in Makati after an explosion killed nine people.
PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/RAFFY LERMA
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 02:40am (Mla time) 10/20/2007
